Estimating lime requirements for tropical soils: Model comparison and development

Fernando Aramburu Merlos João Vasco Silva Frédéric Baudron Robert Hijmans (2023, [Artículo])

Acid tropical soils may become more productive when treated with agricultural lime, but optimal lime rates have yet to be determined in many tropical regions. In these regions, lime rates can be estimated with lime requirement models based on widely available soil data. We reviewed seven of these models and introduced a new model (LiTAS). We evaluated the models’ ability to predict the amount of lime needed to reach a target change in soil chemical properties with data from four soil incubation studies covering 31 soil types. Two foundational models, one targeting acidity saturation and the other targeting base saturation, were more accurate than the five models that were derived from them, while the LiTAS model was the most accurate. The models were used to estimate lime requirements for 303 African soil samples. We found large differences in the estimated lime rates depending on the target soil chemical property of the model. Therefore, an important first step in formulating liming recommendations is to clearly identify the soil property of interest and the target value that needs to be reached. While the LiTAS model can be useful for strategic research, more information on acidity-related problems other than aluminum toxicity is needed to comprehensively assess the benefits of liming.

Exchangeable Acidity Aluminum Saturation Calcium Carbonate Equivalent CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CHEMICOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES LIMES TROPICAL ZONES ACID SOILS ALUMINIUM BASE SATURATION CALCIUM CARBONATE

Comprehending the evolution of gene editing platforms for crop trait improvement

deepmala sehgal Apekshita Singh SoomNath Raina (2022, [Artículo])

Cas9 Base Editing Prime Editing Epigenome Editing CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CRISPR ABIOTIC STRESS ARABIDOPSIS CROP IMPROVEMENT DNA ELECTROPORATION GENE EDITING RICE WHEAT

Reciprocal recurrent selection based on genetic complementation: An efficient way to build heterosis in diploids due to directional dominance

GIOVANNY COVARRUBIAS-PAZARAN Christian Werner Dorcus Gemenet (2023, [Artículo])

Selection Strategies Reciprocal Recurrent Selection Dominance-Based Heterosis CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA GENETICS HETEROSIS MAIZE HYBRIDS FOOD SECURITY COMBINING ABILITY

Estandarización de nombres comunes de plantas yucatanenses, parte 1: mayas y yucatecos

Jorge Carlos Trejo Torres (2023, [Artículo])

Nombrar plantas es una necesidad para ocuparnos de ellas. En casos afortunados, una especie tiene un solo nombre común, aunque frecuentemente las especies tienen más de un nombre. En la península de Yucatán, los nombres en lengua maya son complejos en escritura y pronunciación. Aunque la estandarización de su escritura se ha trabajado, hoy día es común ver nombres mayas de plantas escritos sin reglas. Entonces, proponemos criterios para estandarizar la escritura o selección de nombres comunes de las plantas regionales. También planteamos que dicha estandarización se integre en medios confiables como bases de datos botánicas regionales.

BASES DE DATOS BOTANICAS CRITERIOS ESPAÑOL YUCATECO NOMENCLATURA FOLCLORICA LENGUA MAYA BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA VEGETAL (BOTÁNICA) ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL

Operaciones crud en datos semiestructurados.

SEVERINO FELICIANO MORALES Edgardo Solis Carmona José Luis Hernández-Hernández Mario Hernández Hernández Valentin Alvarez Hilario (2019, [Artículo])

La estructura de los datos puede evolucionar frecuentemente, sin necesidad de que haya cambios en la estructura

de un esquema. La principal característica de este tipo de datos, es el hecho de que no depende de una estructura de un esquema explicito pero existe implícitamente entre los datos o el código. Se puede saber qué tipo de datos se necesitan para obtener un análisis completo de una problemática, para ofrecer soluciones, a pesar de ser schemaless. Los tipos de datos se pueden identificar como Estructurados (Bases de Datos Relacionales, Data Warehouses), Semiestructurados (JSON, XML) y No Estructurados (Texto, Audio y Video), pero lo más que han tomado mayor relevancia son los dos primeros, ya que hacen más fácil el tratamiento de los datos. En este artículo se pretenden abordar los datos semiestructurados y las operaciones fundamentales para los datos en una base de datos NoSQL, específicamente MongoDB.

Datos Semiestructurados Bases de Datos NoSQL Schemaless MongoDB INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA CIENCIAS TECNOLÓGICAS PROCESOS TECNOLÓGICOS

DIW1 encoding a clade I PP2C phosphatase negatively regulates drought tolerance by de-phosphorylating TaSnRK1.1 in wheat

Jingyi Wang Chaonan Li Long Li Matthew Paul Reynolds Jizeng Jia Xinguo Mao Ruilian Jing (2023, [Artículo])

Association Analysis Elite Genetic Resources Map‐Based Clones Protein Phosphatase 2C CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA DROUGHT GENETIC RESOURCES PROTEINS WHEAT WILTING

High-throughput plot-level quantitative phenotyping using convolutional neural networks on very high-resolution satellite images

Francisco Pinto Matthew Paul Reynolds Robert Furbank (2024, [Artículo])

Deep Learning Object-Based Image Analysis Optical Imagery CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA AGRICULTURE IMAGE ANALYSIS PLANT BREEDING REMOTE SENSING MACHINE LEARNING

Caracterización espacial de redes pluviográficas: caso de la cuenca de la presa Peñitas

René Lobato-Sánchez FRANCISCO JAVIER APARICIO MIJARES Indalecio Mendoza Uribe (2012, [Artículo])

Se presenta una metodología para determinar la importancia relativa de la ubicación de una estación pluviométrica dentro de una red meteorológica o climatológica ya existente. Lo anterior a partir del análisis del error medido a través de su varianza explicada y de un análisis espacial, en donde se considera cada estación. El análisis se realiza mediante la conformación de una malla regularmente espaciada obtenida mediante el esquema de interpolación espacial denominado “Kriging con regresión”, el cual resultó ser la mejor aproximación cuando se trata de incorporar una variable que permita mejorar la estimación espacial en topografías complejas, como es el caso de la cuenca de la presa Peñitas. Mientras mayor sea la diferencia con respecto a la malla de referencia, mayor será su importancia dentro de la red, utilizando para ello la medida del error a través de la raíz del error cuadrático medio (RMSE) entre estas dos mallas. El análisis determina que, en esta cuenca, dependiendo de la temporada (invierno o verano), la importancia de cada estación es diferente; únicamente la estación de Ocotepec mostró que sus observaciones son muy importantes en ambos periodos. Esta metodología es útil cuando se requiere aumentar el número de estaciones pluviométricas, pues ayuda a determinar los sitios donde se espera que las observaciones sean representativas del entorno.

Redes meteorológicas Lluvia por cuencas Bases de datos climatológicos Presa Peñitas INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Value chain research and development: The quest for impact

Jason Donovan (2023, [Artículo])

Motivation: For decades, governments, donors, and practitioners have promoted market-based development approaches (MBDA), most recently in the form of value chain development (VCD), to spur economic growth and reduce poverty. Changes in approaches have been shaped by funders, practitioners and researchers in ways that are incompletely appreciated. Purpose: We address the following questions: (1) how have researchers and practitioners shaped discussions on MBDA?; and (2) how has research stimulated practice, and how has practice informed research? We hypothesize that stronger exchange between researchers and practitioners increases the relevance and impact of value chain research and development. Methods and approach: We adopt Downs' (1972) concept of issue-attention cycles, which posits that attention to a particular issue follows a pattern where, first, excitement builds over potential solutions; followed by disenchantment as the inherent complexity, trade-offs, and resources required to solve it become apparent; and consequently attention moves on to a new issue. We review the literature on MBDA to see how far this framing applies. Findings: We identify five cycles of approaches to market-based development over the last 40 or more years: (1) non-traditional agricultural exports; (2) small and medium enterprise development; (3) value chains with a globalization perspective; (4) value chains with an agri-business perspective; and (5) value chain development. The shaping and sequencing of these cycles reflect researchers' tendency to analyse and criticize MBDA, while providing limited guidance on workable improvements; practitioners' reluctance to engage in critical reflection on their programmes; and an institutional and funding environment that encourages new approaches. Policy implications: Future MBDA will benefit from stronger engagement between researchers, practitioners, and funders. Before shifting attention to new concepts and approaches, achievements and failures in previous cycles need to be scrutinized. Evidence-based practice should extend for the length of the issue-attention cycle; preferably it should arrest the cycling of attention. Funders can help by requiring grantees to critically reflect on past action, by providing “safe spaces” for sharing such reflections, and by engaging in joint learning with practitioners and researchers.

Agri-Food Value Chains Issue-Attention Cycles Market-Based Development Approaches CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA VALUE CHAINS PRIVATE SECTOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SMALLHOLDERS

Alternative cropping and feeding options to enhance sustainability of mixed crop-livestock farms in Bangladesh

Timothy Joseph Krupnik Jeroen Groot (2024, [Artículo])

We investigated alternative cropping and feeding options for large (>10 cows), medium (5–10 cows) and small (≤4 cows) mixed crop – livestock farm types, to enhance economic and environmental performance in Jhenaidha and Meherpur districts – locations with increasing dairy production – in south western Bangladesh. Following focus group discussions with farmers on constraints and opportunities, we collected baseline data from one representative farm from each farm size class per district (six in total) to parameterize the whole-farm model FarmDESIGN. The six modelled farms were subjected to Pareto-based multi-objective (differential evolution algorithm) optimization to generate alternative dairy farm and fodder configurations. The objectives were to maximize farm profit, soil organic matter balance, and feed self-reliance, in addition to minimizing feed costs and soil nitrogen losses as indicators of sustainability. The cropped areas of the six baseline farms ranged from 0.6 to 4.0 ha and milk production per cow was between 1,640 and 3,560 kg year−1. Feed self-reliance was low (17%–57%) and soil N losses were high (74–342 kg ha−1 year−1). Subsequent trade-off analysis showed that increasing profit and soil organic matter balance was associated with higher risks of N losses. However, we found opportunities to improve economic and environmental performance simultaneously. Feed self-reliance could be increased by intensifying cropping and substituting fallow periods with appropriate fodder crops. For the farm type with the largest opportunity space and room to manoeuvre, we identified four strategies. Three strategies could be economically and environmentally benign, showing different opportunities for farm development with locally available resources.

Ruminant Feed Pareto-Based Optimization Farm Bioeconomic Model CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA RUMINANT FEEDING BIOECONOMIC MODELS MIXED CROPPING FARMS LIVESTOCK